Vienna Ball magnate dies at 91, soon after 6th marriage

First-night review from our occasional contributor Susan Hall: Claus Guth, the noted European director, debuts at the Metropolitan Opera with Richard Strauss’ Salome. It is an electrifying production, originally created with the Bolshoi Theatre of […]

The music director of the Cleveland Orchestra has written a commentary on recent events for the Backstage Classical site. In it, the Austrian conductor spoke out strongly against artist boycotts, arguing that ‘culture must remain […]

We have been reminded of the BBC’s 1983 super-slow mini-series on the domestic life of Richard Wagner. The composer was played by Richard Burton, Cosima by Vanessa Redgrave. It gets worse as you go down […]